Member Updates

Featured article by PBEC Member : Joanna Caen PraxisIFM Managing Director Hong Kong  Email: Joanna.caen@praxisIFM.com At first glance it may seem strange that many high net worth, and even more ultra-high net worth, individuals and families choose to own their...

While most of Asia’s wealth managers are eyeing the new economy sector, some market-leading Chinese companies in traditional industries that have accumulated substantial wealth offshore but still lack financial services due to their size and market cap can provide these...

Sands China Ltd has announced a discretionary allowance for more than 26,000 eligible full-time team members, completing the set of all six Macau concessionaires to have confirmed employee bonuses. The discretionary allowance, to be paid on 8 February, will be...

THE ABOITIZ group has committed to donate additional vaccine doses for the second wave of the tripartite initiative among the private sector, the government and UK-based AstraZeneca plc, it said on Tuesday. The program dubbed “A Dose of Hope” aims...

PBEC Board of Director and Corporate Member KPMG unveils its “Global Impact” Plan at virtual World Economic Forum - Davos 2021. Message from Bill Thomas Global Chairman and CEO KPMG International. “As a firm, we’re driven by our Purpose —...

The developer has appointed Timea Nacsa as assistant development manager, Adam Barbour as completions coordinator and Stephen Clayton as sales manager, as it progresses the £1bn Northern Gateway and other schemes. Far East Consortium is mapping out the first phase...

We welcome our newest Corporate Member Dato Vijay Eswaran, Founder & Executive Chairman of QI Group based in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Vijay Eswaran is a prominent Malaysian entrepreneur, speaker, philanthropist and author. He is the founder and Executive Chairman...

As CEO of Aviation Partners Captain Mark Burby is a seasoned creator of disrupter model businesses. He started adult life as a Royal Marine Commando operating in one of the most elite Special Forces military units. Upon completing specialist military...

A NEW team heading one of Guernsey’s biggest financial services companies is helping turn around a financial loss – after ‘shortcomings’ in its acquisition strategy and organisational structure. PraxisIFM chairman Andrew Haining noted how the senior management team, led by...

53 By The Sea, a Hawaiian restaurant run by TAKAMI BRIDAL (Headquarters: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Representative Director Shigemitsu Takami), a comprehensive bridal company that produces high-quality weddings such as domestic and overseas weddings and wedding dresses. (Fifty Three by the Sea)...

Top Glove Corp Bhd announced its annual rubber glove production capacity had reached 90 billion pieces as at October 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic led to robust demand for its products to curb the spread of the outbreak. Top Glove...

Shares in Pelangi Publishing Group Bhd rose to its highest in seven months following a privatisation offer from its controlling shareholders. The textbook publisher rose 19.23%, or five sen to 31 sen, highest in seven months. The controlling shareholder, Datuk Sum...

Raffles Family Office, a Hong Kong-based wealth management firm, has signed a three-year partnership with Juventus, the famed Italian football club. The agreement means the family office will be the Juventus' regional partner in Asia across five markets, including China, Hong...

The Henley Passport Index is the original and most authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The index includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations, giving...

Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices and other physical locations. As of mid-June we have been able to return to normal operating hours at all of our branches on O‘ahu, Maui and the...

Global supply chain disruption is both a cause and effect of the major global market slowdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This disruption has amplified existing supply chain digitalization and diversification issues for Asia Pacific companies and global...